To promote energy conservation, NHDC is organising a painting competition for the school students in Bhopal. Union Ministry of Power has selected NHDC as a nodal agency for conducting the competition.With an aim to motivate the children towards energy conservation and offer them a chance to explore their creativity the painting competition for students is being organised by NHDC every year to promote energy conservation.
Under the scheme, the school principals are requested to organise painting competition in the school premises. The competition will be held under two categories i.e. ‘Category A’, which included grades from fourth to sixth and ‘Category B’ includes grades from seventh to ninth students separately. The time duration for the competition will be two hours and the competition can be held in any working day up to September 30. Further, the topic for category A will be ‘Save Energy, Secure your Future’, ‘Conserve Energy for Brighter Future’, ‘Bijli Bachao, Prakash Badao’ and for Category B the topics will be ‘Global Warming is Global Warning’, ‘Make it Right, Change your light’, ‘Urja Bachat ki Sanskriti ka kare Vikas, Ujjawal hoga Bhavishya or Ghar Ghar Prakash’.
Further, after the competition the school principal will select two best paintings in both the categories and send it before October 7 at Sh. Ashok Kumar, Chief (HR) and Nodal Officer, NHDC ltd., Shyamla Hills, Bhopal — 462013, 9752030023.
From the entries received from various Schools, a committee of experts will select 50 best paintings from each category. 50 selected students each from category ‘A’ and Category ‘B’ will be invited to Bhopal for State level on-the-spot painting competition of two hour duration on November 15. The selected students will be paid `1,000 each in cash by NHDC on the day of their participation at State level painting competition and reimburse AC Three Tier rail fare for self and guardian.
Further, for the State level painting competition, first prize of `20,000, second prize of `15,000, third prize of `10,000 and 10 consolation prizes of `2500 each will be given for each category on the same day. The winners of State level painting competition will also be invited to Delhi to participate in National Competition to be held on December 12.
National level winners be awarded with first prize of `1lakh, second prize (4 Nos.) of `50,000, third prize (8 Nos.) of `25,000 and 10 consolation prizes of `10,000 each and 10 Bureau of Energy Efficiency prizes of `10,000 each on National Energy Conservation Day Function to be held in Delhi on December 14.
Students of School in Rural areas are encouraged to participate and they will be given preference in the competition.